Faculty Guidelines:
(to download a pdf version of these guidelines, click here)

• MATERIALS CHECKOUT – Media Services has over 3,000 titles in video, DVD, CD, CDROM, and laser disk format. Most have been entered into the online library catalog and may be viewed at http://library.mtsac.edu from any computer connected to the Internet. You may view the Media Library collection by clicking on library catalog in the upper left corner of the library home page. On the following page, click on the Media Services tab in the upper right corner to receive information on non-print materials only. Then, by typing in a keyword and clicking in “Search Everything,” you should receive the most titles.
  
  
  • Recent purchases of media materials may be found by clicking on the blue tab at the top of the same page marked "Info. Desk." Next, by clicking on "New Videos and DVDs," a listing will appear of the previous six months of purchases. After six months, these materials may be viewed by following the directions for viewing any Media Services' materials.Faculty Guidelines, Student Guidelines, and Citation Styles for Video Recordings may be found at the Media Services site on the Library home page.
    
    
  • To expedite the check-out process, we recommend you bring your faculty I.D. We will scan your I.D. and scan and stamp material(s) to eliminate the paperwork previously required.
    
    
    • There is a one-week check-out period for materials, with a one-week extension if needed. We cannot extend materials that are overdue. Please call for extensions on or before the due date.Two items may be checked out per person by phone or at the counter. A total of five items may be checked out if booked in advance.
      
      
    • Students cannot pick up materials for faculty without a written note from the instructor.

• MATERIALS RETURN - You may return materials to our office in the Learning Resources Center (LTC-240), in the outside book drop to the left of the entrance doors to the library, or in the book drop by the Information Booth near the college entrance off Grand Avenue. The book drops are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays, weekends, and semester breaks. They are emptied daily. There is also a drop off site in the Student Learning Office in Building 4.
  
  
• ON RESERVE - You can place any video, DVD, or CD from your personal collection or any of the Media Services collection on reserve in Media Services for your students to view. Like the Media Services collection, your materials never leave the library. You can drop them off and pick them up any time during office hours. Media Services materials cannot be placed on reserve for longer than two weeks. CDROMs cannot be put on reserve because Media Services does not have computers for student viewing. Please see the Learning Lab downstairs for information on CDROMs.
  
  
• ORDERING VIDEOS, CDS, OR DVDS FOR PURCHASE – ? Media Services has a limited budget for purchasing new materials. If we currently own several titles on a subject you want, it is less likely another purchase will be made. Please check our online library catalog for material that could meet your requirements. The online library catalog may be viewed from your home, office, or in the Learning Technology Center. If there are no titles covering your subject, please e-mail your requests to Cheryl McGee. Having a title and distributor will expedite your request. Updating our collection with appropriate materials is an ongoing process.
  
  
• STUDENT PRESENTATIONS – We are aware that more students want to use videos in classroom presentations. Most of our videos are quite expensive. For that reason, we request that you pick up and return the videos that your students require. Videos are checked out in your name and will be considered your responsibility.
  
  
• CLOSED CAPTIONING - Media Services is working with D.S.P.& S. to ensure that all students have access to materials. If you discover that you have a deaf or hard-of-hearing student in your class and use videos, please notify our department in advance to have materials closed captioned. Due to the variety in length and difficulty in captioning videos, please allow enough time for this process. Two weeks per video is reasonable. In some cases, the tapes are copyguarded and cannot be captioned. In those cases, we can provide a typed manuscript of the program for your student.
  
  
• MEDIA SERVICES EQUIPMENT – Media Services supplies multimedia projectors, overheads, slide projectors, portable screens, DVD players, TVs, VCRs, and more. Please call our department at ext. 4270 for availability and selection. Forms may be filled out at the Media Services front desk. Our limit is two requests per phone call, and the requests must be in our office before 10:00 a.m. of the working day before it is needed. For example, Monday’s request must be in our office on or before 10:00 a.m. on the previous Friday. Students cannot order equipment for faculty or for club activities. Faculty members are responsible for all media equipment ordered for student use.
  
  
• EQUIPMENT CHECKOUT – You may phone in or fill out a request form at the front counter in Media Services. Our limit is two equipment request forms per phone call. These requests must be in our office before 10:00 am of the working day before it is needed. For example, Monday’s requests must be in our office on or before 10:00 am on the previous Friday. Students cannot order equipment for faculty or for club activities. Faculty are responsible for all media equipment ordered for student use.
  
  
• NON-DELIVERY OF EQUIPMENT – Some classrooms have closets in which the technicians place ordered equipment. If your classroom has a closet, please check it before calling our office to report a non-delivery. Equipment continues to change in appearance. (That slide projector on a cart could really be a multimedia projector. A multimedia projector could be delivered in lieu of a video projector).
  
  
• UNATTENDED A/V EQUIPMENT – If you see a piece of equipment in a classroom that no one is using, please do not remove it without first calling Media Services, ext. 4270. When equipment is moved without our knowledge, it’s very time consuming to locate it.
  
  
• EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE – Please learn how to turn off the data presentation projectors properly. If they are not turned off properly, a bulb can blow out, or at the very least, shorten the life of the bulb. Replacement bulbs cost about $500.00 each to replace. If you are not sure how to turn off the data presentation projectors, ask for a demonstration with Robert Avila in Media Services, ext. 4270.
  
  
• BULBS – If a bulb burns out on your slide projector or overhead projector, you can call our office at ext. 4270, and a technician will replace it in a timely manner. Many faculty members bring the damaged bulb to Media Services and pick up a new one. Multimedia projector bulbs are more difficult to replace and take more time.
  
  
• DAMAGED A/V EQUIPMENT – Please report any damaged or missing equipment to Media Services, ext. 4270. Often the problem is minor and can be quickly fixed. More extensive repairs must go into the shop and will take longer. In some cases, Media Services can supply a replacement piece of equipment until repairs are made.
  
  
• WALL MOUNT SCREENS – Problems with screens or screen replacements re currently being handled by the Skill Crafts Department at ext. 4850. A work order to Maintenance is usually required to replace a screen.
  
  
• LOCKING CLASSROOMS – At times, our schedules necessitate leaving a piece of equipment in a classroom long before the start of your scheduled class or it cannot be picked up until long after your class has adjourned. Please remember to lock the doors of your classroom. We frequently find the doors unlocked; therefore, the equipment becomes easily accessible. We have had many pieces of equipment stolen from classrooms in recent years, especially in the 26 buildings. Your cooperation is appreciated!

We welcome and encourage any suggestions for improving our services. We are always looking for better ways to assist faculty and students with their needs whenever possible.

Thank you for your continued support!

 

Library & Learning Resources - Mt.San Antonio College 1100 North Grand Avenue, Walnut, CA 91789 (909) 594-5611 x4260   Meghan Chen, Dean, Library & Learning Resources

This page last updated August 5, 2008

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